35 tons of medical and humanitarian aid from Emirati to support Somalia “

As part of the efforts of the United Arab Emirates to combat the spread of the new corona virus, the country during the past period assisted the Republic of Somalia in the face of the deadly epidemic, as Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the State, ordered to provide humanitarian and urgent assistance to the Arab sister.

According to the Emirati news agency WAM, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s directives come in response to the call of the World Health Organization and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as flights were immediately sent to the Somali capital, Mogadishu, carrying more than 35 tons of medical equipment and humanitarian aid. To enhance Somalia’s ability to cope with the Coruna epidemic.

Estimated UAE aid in efforts to combat the emerging corona virus in Somalia, approximately 130 million US dollars, benefited more than 640 thousand health workers to support them in the face of the virus directly.

The newspaper “New Somalia” confirmed that the UAE sent nearly 100 respirators to Somalia, while the Somali hospitals needed these devices.

It is worth noting that the total UAE aid to Somalia from 2010 to March 2020 amounted to 1.2 billion dirhams, benefiting more than 1.2 million Somalis; Especially from the category of women and children most in need, and they were in the form of 100% non-refundable grants, with more than half of them reaching 58.3% in development aid amounting to 695 million dirhams.

For his part, the UAE’s ambassador to Somalia, Mohamed Ahmed Othman Al Hammadi, said in previous press statements that the UAE has a duty to provide all it can to provide all forms of support to enhance global efforts to limit the spread of “Coffid-19”.

He stressed that since the beginning of the crisis of the new Corona virus, the UAE has sent urgent medical aid shipments to a number of countries, and has also supported relevant international organizations and their specialized bodies, especially the World Health Organization, to deliver medical aid to a large number of countries in need.

The UAE’s ambassador to Somalia added that the large logistical capabilities of the UAE in the air transport enabled it to transport medical equipment and devices and provide urgent medical supplies to thousands of medical workers, and to provide them with the necessary equipment to practice their work in treating patients from the virus.